May 6, 2013 - Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown

Page 2 The Catholic Register, May 6, 2013
TRANSFIGURATION: Celebrating First Holy Communion at
Transfiguration Parish, Conemaugh, were (left to right) First row:
Nolan Wyrwas, Megan Rosenbaum, Dylan Urban. Second row: Diane
Rosenbaum, Father Robert Hall (pastor) and Louise Brezovic
(director of religious education).
Higher Education
Jamaica Initiative
Loretto: Saint Francis University
students recently traveled
to the impoverished town of
Maggotty, Jamaica for a mission
trip. Kilee Bomgardner of Hershey,
Dustien Garman of Gallitzin,
and Leah Kessler of Johnstown,
along with their advisor
Ed Huttenhower, director of the
Small Business Development
Center, met with residents about
economic development and provided
business assistance and
micro-loans to interested people
in the town.
While in Jamaica, the students
met with more than 100
applicants and were able to give
four start-up businesses loans
ranging from 10,000-35,000 Jamaican
dollars. The loan recipients
were not charged interest
and have 12-18 months to repay
the loan. The team is hoping the
businesses will be successful
and will create sustaining jobs in
Maggoty.
“Every person we met in
Jamaica was trusting, hopeful
and appreciative,” said Kessler.
“I felt privileged that the people
looked up to me as a business
woman, an educator and a
friend.”
The Jamaica Micro-loan
Initiative (JIMI) is a joint effort
between the University’s
JARED BOXES: In an assembly on Friday, March 22, the students of Our Lady of Victory Catholic
School, State College, presented The Jared Box Project with 200 Jared Boxes. These boxes were assembled
by OLVCS students as a Lenten community service project. Jared Boxes are delivered to critically
ill children in hospitals across the nation. The Jared Box project was started in 2001 by the children
of Our Lady of Victory Catholic School to honor their classmate and friend, Jared. He was a brave little
boy who battled cancer with courage and faith. Since 2001, over 60,000 Jared Boxes have been made by
various organizations across the country and delivered in 39 states and multiple countries. Pictured are
current high school seniors who were Jared’s OLVCS classmates.
SAINT JOHN THE EVANGELIST, BELLEFONTE: Pictured with Father Neil Dadey, pastor; Father
Val Bradley, parochial vicar; and Deacon Thomas Boldin, are the members of the Confirmation
class at Saint John the Evangelist Parish, Bellefonte: Carmen Barkley, Carly Chambers, Nathaniel
Cleaver, Keri Ford, Stephen Forstmeier, Christian Hopple, Patrick Irwin, Quin Koleno, Crew Miller,
Peter Muto, Katelyn Nocket, Megan O’Leary, Haley Sinclair, Taylor Sinclair, Madison Stewart, Jeremy
Trump, Ryan Vanauken, Samuel VanCise, Kaitlyn Vogel, Shelby Watson and Aleah Wolfe.
Enactus team and Hugs United
program. Students will begin
fundraising this year so they
have money to offer more loans
to the people of Jamaica during
next year’s spring break mission
trip. For more information,
please contact: Ed Huttenhower
at: ehuttenhower@francis.edu
or (814) 472 - 3201.
Professor Honored
Loretto: Dr. Randy Frye,
dean of the School of Business
at Saint Francis University, was
presented with The John L.
Green Award for Excellence in
Business Education at the Annual
International Assembly of
Collegiate Business Education’s
(IACBE) Conference in Orlando,
Florida on April 18. The
John L. Green Award for Excellence
in Business Education is
named for Dr. John L. Green, Jr.,
president emeritus and founder
of the IACBE, and an early pioneer
in the educational outcomes
process and founder of two of
the three agencies approved by
the Council for Higher Education
Accreditation (CHEA) to
accredit business schools in the
United States.
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